Axis.DisplayUnitCustom Property (PowerPoint)
If the value of the DisplayUnit property is xlCustom, returns or sets the value of the displayed units. Read/write Double.
Version Information
Version Added: PowerPoint 2007
Syntax
expression .DisplayUnitCustom
expression A variable that represents an Axis object.
Remarks
The value of this property must be from 0 through 10E307.
Using unit labels when charting large values makes your tick-mark labels easier to read. For example, if you label your value axis in units of hundreds, thousands, or millions, you can use smaller numeric values at the tick marks on the axis.
Example
Note
Although the following code applies to Microsoft Word, you can readily modify it to apply to PowerPoint.
The following example sets the units displayed on the value axis of the first chart in the active document to increments of 500.
With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)
If .HasChart Then
With .Chart.Axes(xlValue)
.DisplayUnit = xlCustom
.DisplayUnitCustom = 500
.HasTitle = True
.AxisTitle.Caption = "Rebate Amounts"
End With
End If
End With